Kind of sad...

Trying to convince the new hipster bar in town of why they should take bitcoin. I hoped they got it already.....


 Shit.

Happy Autumnal Equinox part II

Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun. Van Gogh.

Happy Autumnal Equinox

If I had my druthers, I'd celebrate by spending the afternoon/evening sipping a good bourbon on the back porch with some friends and family and listening to a bit of bluegrass.

However you spend yours, I hope you enjoy it.

The Geopolitics of World War III

Storm Clouds Gathering's latest. Watch and share.

Portugal. The Man - Purple Yellow Red & Blue [Official Music Video]

Militarization of Police Infographic

H/T WRSA

Brigitta Jonsdottir and Iceland's Pirate Party

I'm quite impressed with the political movements in Iceland and their ability to achieve results.

I knew that they kept their government from approving a banker bailout like the TARP program here in the U.S. I've also heard a bit about the Pirate Party but I guess I need to do some more research.

I'd like to see peaceful political change along these lines here but, after the disappointment of both the Tea Party and the Occupy movement it appears that we are missing something.

I hold out hope that what's missing isn't 2nd amendment remedies.

Maybe we just need more folks like Birgitta Jonsdottir.

Check out this Motherboard article on Brigitta and the Pirate Party's stance that Iceland should be a safe haven for data. Interesting stuff.

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-pirate-partys-poetician-plans-to-make-iceland-a-data-haven

Soylent

...not really, though, at least with this kind of Soylent.

"Enter Soylent, the gulp that sustains. Its primary components are a powder made from maltodextrin, rice protein, oat flour, and more vitamins and minerals than mid-century food scientists ever managed to pack into a loaf of Wonder Bread, plus a liquid blend of canola oil and fish oil. Mix the powder with the oil, add water, and that's it. Soylent is almost as easy to prepare as a glass of Coca-Cola, and yet it is designed to function as a "staple meal" that offers "maximum nutrition with minimal effort.""
H/T--Reason.com 

Hey, I'm intrigued and they take Bitcoin. Why not try it out? I always wondered what people taste like.

Kardashian Krypt

"“Kim's image is everywhere. You think of selfies and you think of Kim Kardashian,” Varner told me over the phone. “She's the number one most followed woman on Instagram. Her image is already in the back of everyone's mind, whether you want her to be or not. So the fact that her image is everywhere makes it easier to slip in a few secret messages.”

That's exactly what Varner's Chrome extension Kardashian Krypt, which was developed as part of her internship at FAT Lab, allows you to do."

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/finally-a-way-to-send-secret-messages-inside-pictures-of-kim-kardashian

Classic childhood books from yesteryear

H/T this isn't happiness

John Mayer - Walt Grace's Submarine Test, January 1967

"But with a will to work hard,
And a library card,
He took a homemade, fan-blade, one-man submarine ride."

Follow your dreams. Allow yourself the life you want.

Ben Harper and Jack Johnson - High Tide or Low Tide (LIVE HQ Audio)

The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1